Wrapping machine



Aug. 20, 1940. l R'ANEY 2,212,185

WRAPPING MACHINE Filed Sept. 8, 1939 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVEN TOR.

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Aug. 20, 1940. A. M. RANEY 2,212,185

' WRAPPING MACHINE Filed Sept. 8, 1939 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 1NVENTO BY IATTORNEY Patented Aug. 20, 1940 WRAPPDI G MACE-ENE Arthur Marion Raney,Corpus Christi, Tex., as-

signor of twenty-four per cent to George J. Fulton, Nueces County, Tex.

Application September 8, 1939, Serial No. 294,014

3 Claims.

This invention aims to provide a simple but effective means whereby,when a wet bottle is rolled, the bottle will be caused to pick-upawrapper of tissue paper or the like. The invention aims to provide novelmeans for presenting the paper to the bottle, and for causing the bottleto wrap itself in the paper.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and toenhance the utility of devices of that type to whichthe presentinventionappertains.

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and'claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation;

Fig. 2 is a top plan;

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a section on the line 55 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 6 is a section on the line G6 of Fig. 1.

The device forming the subject matter of this application may be madeout of any desired material or combination of materials. It includes abox-like support I, which may be open at the bottom, to the extent shownin the drawings. The front end of the support I is marked by the letterA, and the rear end of the support is marked by the letter B. At itsrear end, the support I is provided with a downwardly and rearwardlyinclined top 2, terminating short of the forward end of the support, toform an opening 3. Downwardly and rearwardly inclined racks 4 aresecured to the sidewalls of the support I, within the support, and theends of a movable or shiftable sustaining rod 5 are received adjustablyin the racks 4.

Within the support I is disposed a paper tray 6, which rests on the rod5. At its rear end, and at its bottom, the paper tray 6 has a tubularsocket I which receives a pivot rod 8, detachably mounted in the sidewalls of the support I, the pivot rod being provided at one end with arectangular head 9 adapted to be engaged detachably with a spring keeperII) on one side wall of the support I, externally thereof. The tissuepaper II which is to be wrapped around a bottle I2, is mounted in astack .on the bottom of the paper tray 6. The rear end wall I4 of thepaper tray 6 has a forward inclination at an acute angle to the bottomof the tray, to keep the forward end of the stack II of paper positionedproperly with respect to the bottle, when the bottle is 5 in the dottedline position of Fig. 3, it being noted that the bottom of the tray 6has a downward inclination toward the rear end of the support I. Thetray 6 is open at its forward end. As the stack I I of paper is usedaway, the tray 6 can be 10 raised, by shifting the rod 5 upwardly andforwardly in the racks 4 and, thus, the uppermost sheet of paper alwaysis in a position to be engaged by the bottle that is to be rolled. Sincethe bottom of the support I is open, the operator can shift thesustaining rod 5 readily, without taking the machine apart. 7

The numeral I5 marks a bottle holder disposed within the support I andextended upwardly, out

w of the opening 3. The bottle holder [5, at its forward end, has ashort top wall I6, and, spaced from the top wall I6, the bottle holderhas a longer top wall I! that is connected to tlie forward edge of thetop 2 of the support I by a hinge mechanism I8. Between the inner edgesof the walls I6 and I! there is an opening IS, the sides of the bottleholder I5 having notches or seats '20 to receive the bottle that is tobe wrapped.

.The wall I7 of the bottle holder I5 is provided at its forward edgewith a rounded bead 2|, over which the paper from the stack I I can bedragged, by the rolling bottle, without tearing the paper.

At a point near its rear end, the top wall ll, of the bottle holdercarries angle brackets 22, the depending portions of which form crankarms. To the aforesaid crank arms are connected the rear ends of pullsprings 23, the pull springs extending backwardly and downwardly, andhaving their forward ends connected to the lower portion of the supportI. 40 The operator places the bottle I 2 in the seats ZII of the bottleholder I5, and presses the bottle and the bottle holder down until thebottle, which is wet from the refrigerator, comes into contact with theuppermost sheet on the stack II. The bottle then is rolled backwardlyand downwardly along a flexible waterproof strip 24, made of rubber orthe like, and secured to the top 2 of the support I, and to the upper ortop wall ll of the bottle holder IS. The paper, being engaged at one endwith the bottle I2, is pulled off the stack II, over the bead 2|, andthe bottle is wrapped. As soon as the bottle holder I5 is freed fromdownward pressure, the bottle holder rises to the position of Fig. 3, to

movement with respect to the tray, and means for sustaining the holderyieldably.

2. A bottle wrapping machine comprising a support, a paper tray hingedin the support for vertical adjustment, means for holding the tray invertically adjusted positions, a bottle holder mounted on the support atone end of the tray and above the tray, for vertical movement withrespect to the tray, and means for sustaining the holder yieldably. I

3. A bottle wrapping machine comprising a support, a tray carried by thesupport, a bottle holder mounted on the support at one end 01' the trayand above the tray, for vertical movement with respect to the tray, andmeans for sustaining the holder yieldably, a portion of the top of theholder, and a portion of the top of the support constituting a bottlerunway, and one edge of said portion of the holder forming a guide, overwhich paper from the tray is drawn, as the bottle moves along therunway.

ARTHUR MARION RANEY.

